Another. They are not; they couldn't run in the rocks; they're running down the road.
Several Voices. They're on the road; they're on the road.
[They all rush out, leaving Paul Ruttledge lying on the ground. It grows darker. Fathers Colman and Aloysius creep up.
Colman. Paul, Paul, come; we have still time to get to the boat.
Aloysius. Oh! they have killed him; there is a wound in his neck! Oh! he has been the first of us to get the crown!
Colman. There are voices! They must be coming back! Come to the boat, maybe we can bury him to-morrow!
[They go out. Paul Ruttledge half rises and sinks back.
Enter Charlie Ward and Sabina Silver.
Charlie Ward. They have done for him. I thought they would.